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Mar

1 2017

Holocaust Cinema with Anna Bat Chai Wrobel (series)

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

Jewish Community Alliance
57 Ashmont Street
Portland, 04103

 

Participants will meet to view and discuss rare, esoteric and non-typical films depicting the Shoah (Holocaust) and r…

Mar

2 2017

Thursday Morning Services (Chabad)

7:00AM - 8:30AM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Chabad of Maine has a morning Minyan on Thursdays at 7:00 am. 

Mar

2 2017

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton Course)

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

First Parish Church
9 Cleaveland St
Brunswick, ME 04011

 

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton) What’s the point of living Jewishly? What ideas, beliefs, and practices are invol…

Mar

3 2017

Shabbat Unplugged - First Friday ArtWalk at the Maine Jewish Museum

5:00PM - 8:00PM  

Maine Jewish Museum
267 Congress Street
Portland, ME

 

SHABBAT UNPLUGGED – Weekend of March 3-4, 2017

Join Southern Maine’s Jewish community for Shabbat Unplugged, a s…

Mar

3 2017

Temple Beth El Kabbalat Shabbat Services

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave
Portland, ME 04103

Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat services, every Friday evening at 5:30 pm. All are welcome.

Mar

3 2017

Shabbat Unplugged Potluck Dinner at Congregation Bet Ha'am

6:30PM - 7:30PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am (Reform)
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME

 

SHABBAT UNPLUGGED – Weekend of March 3-4, 2017

Join Southern Maine’s Jewish community for Shabbat Unplugged, a s…

Mar

4 2017

Saturday Morning Torah Study (Bet Ha'am)

9:00AM - 10:00AM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am (Reform)
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME

 

Join Congregation Bet Ha'am as we study and discuss the weeks Torah portion. The entire congregation is welcome and …

Mar

4 2017

Temple Beth El Shabbat Service

9:00AM - 11:45AM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave
Portland, ME 04103

 

All are welcome at Temple Beth El's Shabbat Service, followed by Kiddush refreshments.

Mar

4 2017

Shabbat Morning Services (Etz Chaim Portland)

9:30AM - 12:00PM  

Etz Chaim Synagogue
267 Congress Street
Portland, ME

Join Etz Chaim Synagogue for our weekly Shabbat morning services at 9:30am

We offer services in the liberal Jewis…

Mar

4 2017

Shabbat Morning Services (Shaarey Tphiloh)

9:30AM - 12:00PM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave. Room 4A
Portland, ME 04103

Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh, known locally as the Noyes Street Shul, is Portland, Maine’s oldest synagogue. We wer…

Mar

4 2017

Shabbat Services

9:30AM - 11:30AM  

Cingregation Shaarey Tphiloh
400 Deering Avenue
Portland, ME 04103

 

Join Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh for Shabbat services at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday morning. Occasionally we have serv…

Mar

4 2017

Shabbat Morning Services (Bet Ha'am)

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am (Reform)
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME

Join us at Congregation Bet Ha'am for Shabbat morning services.

Services are held at 10:00 AM and often include cele…

Mar

4 2017

Shabbos Morning Services (Chabad)

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Join Chabad of Maine for Shabbos morning services at the Chabad House on Pomeroy Street!

Mar

4 2017

Shabbat Unplugged with TBE, Shaarey Tphiloh, PJ Library & Levey Day School

4:00PM - 6:30PM  

Temple Beth El (Conservative)
400 Deering Avenue
Portland, ME

Join Southern Maine’s Jewish community for Shabbat Unplugged, a special weekend of activities for all ages promotin…

Mar

5 2017

Sunday Simcha on WMPG Radio

6:30AM - 8:30AM  

 
Tune into WMPG 90.9 FM or 104.1 FM on Sunday mornings from 6:30 am to 8:30 am with DJ, Gail Wartell
 

Gail Wart…

Mar

5 2017

Sunday Morning Services (Chabad)

9:00AM - 12:00PM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Chabad of Maine has a Sunday morning Minyan starting at 9:00 am

Mar

5 2017

Shalom Yeladim at Bet Ha'am

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Bet Ha'am
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME 04106

 

The special monthly program for 3-5 year olds and their parents will be offered one Sunday a month from 11:00 AM – …

Mar

6 2017

Etz Chaim 5pm Minyan

5:00PM - 5:30PM  

Etz Chaim Synagogue
267 Congress Street
Portland, ME

Monday evening minyan service.

http://etzchaim-portland.org/

Mar

6 2017

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton Course)

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Jewish Community Alliance
57 Ashmont Street
Portland, 04103

 

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton) What’s the point of living Jewishly? What ideas, beliefs, and practices are invol…

Mar

7 2017

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Mar

9 2017

Hamentashen Sale

8:30AM  

Jewish Community Alliance
57 Ashmont Street
Portland, 04103

 

Celebrate the season of Purim by purchasing some of these tasty treats for your family.

This is a JCA Preschool ev…

Mar

7 2017

Bamidbar - Leadership Defied and Defended (Melton course)

9:00AM - 10:30AM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am (Reform)
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME

 

This new Florence Melton School Scholars course will survey the dramatic events of the fourth book of the Torah, Bami…

Mar

8 2017

ReServe, New Englad

1:00PM - 2:30PM  

Strudwater Crossing Building
1685 Congress Street
1st floor suite
Portland, ME

 

You are invited to a special seminar to learn about RESERVE Wednesday, March 8, 2017 1:00 -2:30 Strouderwater…

Mar

9 2017

Thursday Morning Services (Chabad)

7:00AM - 8:30AM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Chabad of Maine has a morning Minyan on Thursdays at 7:00 am. 

Mar

9 2017

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton Course)

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

First Parish Church
9 Cleaveland St
Brunswick, ME 04011

 

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton) What’s the point of living Jewishly? What ideas, beliefs, and practices are invol…

Mar

10 2017

Meditative Worship at Congregation Bet Ha'am

5:30PM - 6:30PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME 04106

 

On March 10, from 5:30 - 6:30 PM, Jane Sloven, Sharon Newman, and Joe Py will lead us in welcoming Shabbat with medit…

Mar

10 2017

Temple Beth El Kabbalat Shabbat Services

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave
Portland, ME 04103

Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat services, every Friday evening at 5:30 pm. All are welcome.

Mar

11 2017

Purim for Grown-Ups at Congregation Bet Ha'am

7:30AM - 9:30PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME 04106

 

Purim isn't just for kids! Join us for a grown-up Purim celebration on the evening of Purim, Saturday, March 11, 7:30…

Mar

11 2017

Saturday Morning Torah Study (Bet Ha'am)

9:00AM - 10:00AM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am (Reform)
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME

 

Join Congregation Bet Ha'am as we study and discuss the weeks Torah portion. The entire congregation is welcome and …

Mar

11 2017

Temple Beth El Shabbat Service

9:00AM - 11:45AM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave
Portland, ME 04103

 

All are welcome at Temple Beth El's Shabbat Service, followed by Kiddush refreshments.

Mar

11 2017

Shabbat Morning Services (Etz Chaim Portland)

9:30AM - 12:00PM  

Etz Chaim Synagogue
267 Congress Street
Portland, ME

Join Etz Chaim Synagogue for our weekly Shabbat morning services at 9:30am

We offer services in the liberal Jewis…

Mar

11 2017

Shabbat Morning Services (Shaarey Tphiloh)

9:30AM - 12:00PM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave. Room 4A
Portland, ME 04103

Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh, known locally as the Noyes Street Shul, is Portland, Maine’s oldest synagogue. We wer…

Mar

11 2017

Shabbat Services

9:30AM - 11:30AM  

Cingregation Shaarey Tphiloh
400 Deering Avenue
Portland, ME 04103

 

Join Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh for Shabbat services at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday morning. Occasionally we have serv…

Mar

11 2017

Shabbat Morning Services (Bet Ha'am)

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am (Reform)
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME

Join us at Congregation Bet Ha'am for Shabbat morning services.

Services are held at 10:00 AM and often include cele…

Mar

11 2017

Shabbos Morning Services (Chabad)

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Join Chabad of Maine for Shabbos morning services at the Chabad House on Pomeroy Street!

Mar

11 2017

The Shushan Beer Garden

6:45PM - 9:45PM  

Temple Beth El/Shaarey Tphiloh
400 Deering Avenue
Portland, ME 04103

 

The Shushan Beer Garden!
Megillah Reading and Beer Tasting
March 11, 6:45 pm at Temple Beth El

Despite what you may …

Mar

12 2017

Sunday Simcha on WMPG Radio

6:30AM - 8:30AM  

 
Tune into WMPG 90.9 FM or 104.1 FM on Sunday mornings from 6:30 am to 8:30 am with DJ, Gail Wartell
 

Gail Wart…

Mar

12 2017

Sunday Morning Services (Chabad)

9:00AM - 12:00PM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Chabad of Maine has a Sunday morning Minyan starting at 9:00 am

Mar

12 2017

PJ Library at Bet Ha'am Purim Carnival

10:00AM - 1:00PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am (Reform)
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME

Megillah Reading and Spiel followed by games, goodies, prizes, and fun! Come in costume! Bring your friends! Buy some…

Mar

12 2017

Purim Shpiel, Megillah Reading, and Carnival

10:00AM - 1:00PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME 04106

 

Purim Shpiel, Megillah Reading, and Carnival, Sunday, March 12, 10:00 AM
Join us on Sunday, March 12 at 10:00 AM for …

Mar

13 2017

Etz Chaim 5pm Minyan

5:00PM - 5:30PM  

Etz Chaim Synagogue
267 Congress Street
Portland, ME

Monday evening minyan service.

http://etzchaim-portland.org/

Mar

13 2017

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton Course)

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Jewish Community Alliance
57 Ashmont Street
Portland, 04103

 

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton) What’s the point of living Jewishly? What ideas, beliefs, and practices are invol…

Mar

14 2017

Bamidbar - Leadership Defied and Defended (Melton course)

9:00AM - 10:30AM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am (Reform)
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME

 

This new Florence Melton School Scholars course will survey the dramatic events of the fourth book of the Torah, Bami…

Mar

16 2017

Thursday Morning Services (Chabad)

7:00AM - 8:30AM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Chabad of Maine has a morning Minyan on Thursdays at 7:00 am. 

Mar

16 2017

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton Course)

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

First Parish Church
9 Cleaveland St
Brunswick, ME 04011

 

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton) What’s the point of living Jewishly? What ideas, beliefs, and practices are invol…

Mar

16 2017

JCA Board of Directors' Meeting

8:00PM - 9:00PM  

Jewish Community Alliance
57 Ashmont St
Portland , ME 04103

 

Jewish Community Alliance Board of Directors' monthly meeting.

Mar

17 2017

Temple Beth El Kabbalat Shabbat Services

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave
Portland, ME 04103

Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat services, every Friday evening at 5:30 pm. All are welcome.

Mar

18 2017

Temple Beth El Shabbat Service

9:00AM - 11:45AM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave
Portland, ME 04103

 

All are welcome at Temple Beth El's Shabbat Service, followed by Kiddush refreshments.

Mar

18 2017

Shabbat Morning Services (Etz Chaim Portland)

9:30AM - 12:00PM  

Etz Chaim Synagogue
267 Congress Street
Portland, ME

Join Etz Chaim Synagogue for our weekly Shabbat morning services at 9:30am

We offer services in the liberal Jewis…

Mar

18 2017

Shabbat Morning Services (Shaarey Tphiloh)

9:30AM - 12:00PM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave. Room 4A
Portland, ME 04103

Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh, known locally as the Noyes Street Shul, is Portland, Maine’s oldest synagogue. We wer…

Mar

18 2017

Shabbat Services

9:30AM - 11:30AM  

Cingregation Shaarey Tphiloh
400 Deering Avenue
Portland, ME 04103

 

Join Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh for Shabbat services at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday morning. Occasionally we have serv…

Mar

18 2017

Shabbat Morning Services (Bet Ha'am)

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am (Reform)
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME

Join us at Congregation Bet Ha'am for Shabbat morning services.

Services are held at 10:00 AM and often include cele…

Mar

18 2017

Shabbos Morning Services (Chabad)

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Join Chabad of Maine for Shabbos morning services at the Chabad House on Pomeroy Street!

Mar

18 2017

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Mar

25 2017

Maine Jewish Film Festival

5:00PM - 6:00PM  

Barbara Merson
PO Box 7465
Portland, ME 04112

 

The Maine Jewish Film Festival seeks to educate, engage, and entertain a diverse audience by presenting films and pro…

Mar

18 2017

to
Mar

25 2017

MJFF 2017 Festival

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

 
The 2017 Festival Will Be The 20th!
After an exciting 2016 Festival, the MJFF Board of Directors is already looking …
Mar

19 2017

Sunday Simcha on WMPG Radio

6:30AM - 8:30AM  

 
Tune into WMPG 90.9 FM or 104.1 FM on Sunday mornings from 6:30 am to 8:30 am with DJ, Gail Wartell
 

Gail Wart…

Mar

19 2017

Sunday Morning Services (Chabad)

9:00AM - 12:00PM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Chabad of Maine has a Sunday morning Minyan starting at 9:00 am

Mar

19 2017

Maine Jewish Film Festival Free Family Film - An American Tail

11:30AM - 1:30PM  

Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Square
Portland, ME

 

The Maine Jewish Film Festival (MJFF) is partnering with the Portland Museum of Art and the Jewish Community Alliance…

Mar

19 2017

NextDor Families at the MJFF: An American Tail

11:30AM - 1:00PM  

Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Square
Portland, ME

This event is free and geared towards families with children aged 4 through 8, although everyone is welcome. Refresh…

Mar

19 2017

NextDor at the MJFF: Dinner at El Rayo & Film A Quiet Heart

5:30PM - 8:30PM  

El Rayo

Join Zoe Lang and Fae Silverman for dinner at El

Rayo at 5:30PM followed by the film A Quiet Heart at the Nickelode…
Mar

20 2017

Etz Chaim 5pm Minyan

5:00PM - 5:30PM  

Etz Chaim Synagogue
267 Congress Street
Portland, ME

Monday evening minyan service.

http://etzchaim-portland.org/

Mar

20 2017

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton Course)

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Jewish Community Alliance
57 Ashmont Street
Portland, 04103

 

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton) What’s the point of living Jewishly? What ideas, beliefs, and practices are invol…

Mar

21 2017

Bamidbar - Leadership Defied and Defended (Melton course)

9:00AM - 10:30AM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am (Reform)
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME

 

This new Florence Melton School Scholars course will survey the dramatic events of the fourth book of the Torah, Bami…

Mar

21 2017

NextDor at the MJFF: Dinner at BubbleMainea & Film Bar Bahar

5:00PM - 8:00PM  

Nickelodeon Cinema
1 Temple Street
Portland, ME

Join us for a nosh at BubbleMainea at 5PM followed by the film Bar Bahar at 6PM at the Nickelodeon Cinema followed by…

Mar

22 2017

NextDor at the MJFF: Reception, Films White Night & White City

6:00PM - 9:30PM  

Community Television Network Studio
516 Congress Street
Portland, ME

The event will start at 6 with a reception (beer, a non-alcoholic beverage choice and middle eastern snacks), the fil…

Mar

23 2017

Thursday Morning Services (Chabad)

7:00AM - 8:30AM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Chabad of Maine has a morning Minyan on Thursdays at 7:00 am. 

Mar

23 2017

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton Course)

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

First Parish Church
9 Cleaveland St
Brunswick, ME 04011

 

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton) What’s the point of living Jewishly? What ideas, beliefs, and practices are invol…

Mar

24 2017

Temple Beth El Kabbalat Shabbat Services

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave
Portland, ME 04103

Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat services, every Friday evening at 5:30 pm. All are welcome.

Mar

25 2017

Temple Beth El Shabbat Service

9:00AM - 11:45AM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave
Portland, ME 04103

 

All are welcome at Temple Beth El's Shabbat Service, followed by Kiddush refreshments.

Mar

25 2017

Shabbat Morning Services (Etz Chaim Portland)

9:30AM - 12:00PM  

Etz Chaim Synagogue
267 Congress Street
Portland, ME

Join Etz Chaim Synagogue for our weekly Shabbat morning services at 9:30am

We offer services in the liberal Jewis…

Mar

25 2017

Shabbat Services

9:30AM - 11:30AM  

Cingregation Shaarey Tphiloh
400 Deering Avenue
Portland, ME 04103

 

Join Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh for Shabbat services at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday morning. Occasionally we have serv…

Mar

25 2017

Shabbat Morning Services (Bet Ha'am)

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am (Reform)
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME

Join us at Congregation Bet Ha'am for Shabbat morning services.

Services are held at 10:00 AM and often include cele…

Mar

25 2017

Shabbos Morning Services (Chabad)

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Join Chabad of Maine for Shabbos morning services at the Chabad House on Pomeroy Street!

Mar

26 2017

Sunday Simcha on WMPG Radio

6:30AM - 8:30AM  

 
Tune into WMPG 90.9 FM or 104.1 FM on Sunday mornings from 6:30 am to 8:30 am with DJ, Gail Wartell
 

Gail Wart…

Mar

26 2017

Sunday Morning Services (Chabad)

9:00AM - 12:00PM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Chabad of Maine has a Sunday morning Minyan starting at 9:00 am

Mar

27 2017

Etz Chaim 5pm Minyan

5:00PM - 5:30PM  

Etz Chaim Synagogue
267 Congress Street
Portland, ME

Monday evening minyan service.

http://etzchaim-portland.org/

Mar

27 2017

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton Course)

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Jewish Community Alliance
57 Ashmont Street
Portland, 04103

 

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton) What’s the point of living Jewishly? What ideas, beliefs, and practices are invol…

Mar

28 2017

Bamidbar - Leadership Defied and Defended (Melton course)

9:00AM - 10:30AM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am (Reform)
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME

 

This new Florence Melton School Scholars course will survey the dramatic events of the fourth book of the Torah, Bami…

Mar

28 2017

Volunteering at Wayside Food Program

4:00PM - 6:30PM  

Salvation Army Shelter
297 Cumberland Avenue
Portland, ME 04101

Bet Ha'am is partnering with the Wayside Food Program at a new dinner site for elders and families living in the home…

Mar

30 2017

Thursday Morning Services (Chabad)

7:00AM - 8:30AM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Chabad of Maine has a morning Minyan on Thursdays at 7:00 am. 

Mar

30 2017

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton Course)

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

First Parish Church
9 Cleaveland St
Brunswick, ME 04011

 

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton) What’s the point of living Jewishly? What ideas, beliefs, and practices are invol…

Mar

31 2017

Shabbat Potluck with PJ Library

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Jewish Community Alliance
57 Ashmont Street
Portland, 04103

Welcome Shabbat with songs, stories and dinner. Bring your family, friends and a favorite dish to share (no meat plea…

Mar

31 2017

Temple Beth El Kabbalat Shabbat Services

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave
Portland, ME 04103

Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat services, every Friday evening at 5:30 pm. All are welcome.